eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
-
Upload
oskar-casquero -
Category
Education
-
view
2.775 -
download
1
Transcript of eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
Oskar Casquero (*), Javier Portillo, Ramon Ovelar, Jesus Romo and Manuel Benito
CcITA 2009
CcITA 2009 Page 2
eLearning 2.0: many researchers think Web 2.0 apps could be beneficial to the way we teach and learn- digital natives demand the use of these new technologies. - educational Institutions should be aware of the benefits they can obtain by
embracing Web 2.0 and Social Networks.
European Higher Education Area (EHEA)- Technology plays an important role: mobility, non-formal and informal learning,
life-long learning, making learning attractive and strengthening links with society.
Timing may be perfect if EHEA is accompanied by a technological move towards the adoption of eLearning 2.0.
eLearning 2.0 & European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
CcITA 2009 Page 3
eLearning 2.0 and EHEA agree in the introduction of a new model where learning is understood as a "learner-centered proactive process".
- process: it can take place during a whole life (life-long learning) in geographically distributed locations (mobility), in organizations with a mixture of formal and informally structured contents, and from very diverse people.
- proactive: develop new competences 'by doing'.
- learner-centered: not only educational institutions, but social, co-workers, familiars and friends spheres (social networks) are also important.
Learner-centered Proactive Process
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
CcITA 2009 Page 4
A PLE is an attempt to build a suitable learner-centered environment- It embeds every service, content, evidence and person involved in the digital part
of the learning process.
Some authors describe PLEs as strictly self-built environments that must be seen as a result of the learning process.- Risk of building two separate and sparsely connected spheres: the institutional
and the personal one.
Institutionally powered PLE (iPLE) is the name of the approach that tries to merge personal and institutional interests.- It is a pre-configured PLE that offers a minimum base which learners could start
working with and from which they could build and customize their own learning environment.
From PLE to iPLE
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
CcITA 2009 Page 5
• iWidgets: small hooks created by the institution and used by learners from their (i)PLEs in order to pull relevant information or services that university hosts.
• iPLE is loosely coupled with the institutional services, but highly customizable by adding uWidgets that connect to external services.
• Advanced users may prefer using iWidgets from own-configured PLE (a web site, a starting page, a widget-enabled email account -like Gmail-, ...).
• iPLE Network: grid of learning units cooperating to share learning resources across multiple administrative and learning contexts collective intelligence
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
CcITA 2009 Page 6
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach
Content and social networks are intertwined.
Content• CMS: VLEs with Blogs and Wikis.• Institutional accounts in the most suitable repository services. • rgCMS makes simple repository invocation from any CMS
Social Networks• Sit on top of CMS and repositories, providing interfaces that allow people to interact.• Learn-Streaming: publishing and sharing within your social networks daily learning activities that constitute life-long learning
CcITA 2009 Page 7
Personal Learning Environments constitute the single interface to interact with institutional and external web services.
iPLE: institutional Personal Learning Environment- Allows the institution to guide the learning process of the student- It can be provided: it is delivered by the institution in the same way as a VLE- It can be construted: it is customizable and flexible to host every widget students need - out of the box: gives access to information and services coming from the institution that
are relevant for the learning process
Conceptual architecture of a iPLE- CMS: traditional VLE are enforced by wikis and blogs; - Web 2.0 resource repositories are seamlessly integrated in CMS- Learn-Streaming is a new concept that gives the control of the learning evidences to the
learner.
Conclusions
eLearning 2.0 in Universities: a software architecture approach